“We do not know the reasons why he was abducted. He did not have problems with anyone,” Father Angel Vargas Uribe said. “We are not scared.”
Mexico
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bad neighbor policy? Mexico’s President Peña Nieto struggles to respond to Trump administration
The education plan for deportees represents one of the first attempts by the Mexican government to pushback against the policies of the new occupant of the White House.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Meet the Mexican bishop speaking out against political corruption
Bishop Castro has come under attack from politicians and public officials upset for voicing suspicions of corruption in Morelos, Mexico. The threats, he says, are not dissuading him, though the publicity is causing discomfort.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
A Mexico border parish awaits migrants fleeing gang violence in Central America
A parish on the Mexico-Guatemala border is preparing for Central Americans seeking safety from the gang violence that is gripping El Salvador and Honduras.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why shouldn’t people be deported if they’re ‘illegal’?
Yes, some people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are breaking the law, but the law is also breaking them.
Posted inFaith
“I was a stranger and you did not welcome me.”
It is Christ whom we turn away when we build walls.
Posted inPolitics & Society
A wall won’t stop migrants, say Catholics south of border.
“Any migrant that arrives at the Mexican-U.S. border will be required to hire the services of organized crime,” Sister Leticia said.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Mexican church reels after murder of another priest
“It is sad to see how every sector of society has now become a target of violence, and [clergy] are no exception.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Gas Hike Fuels Disorder Around Mexico
Social unrest swept across Mexico in early January as protests over a hike in gasoline prices escalated into acts of looting, riots and blockades of highways.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
While Mexicans angered by hike in gas prices protest, a call for political change
I haven’t seen such an outburst of nationwide anger in many years.